Sanctuario El Cañi is a beautiful 1,500 acre nature reserve located just outside of Pucón. While visiting there, you will have a spectacular view of the famous, and endangered tree species, the Araucaria.

The Sanctuary is a groundbreaking conservation project. In 1990, it became the first Chilean forest purchased for conservation by a group of outdoor enthusiast. They named it the Lahuén foundation, and hope to continue to research and defend the forest from logging while promoting ecotourism.

The Cañi feels almost magical as you are hiking through it. You are surrounded by beautiful flora and fauna while Chiles unique birds are echoing all around you. A certain history of the Mapuche tribe still lingers on the ground as well.

Our small town (20,000 inhabitants) is located 800 kilometres south of Santiago in the Chilean Lake District. It is surrounded by national parks, mountains, rivers, and lakes. The highlight is the smoking Villarrica-Volcano which dominates the view.

Its enormous natural potential has made Pucón a centre for adventure tourism and outdoor activities. You can easily spend a week or more doing a different trip each day.

Pucón also offers a wide range of restaurants, pubs, discotheques, handicraft shops, and even a fancy casino. There are three banks in town with an ATM where you can get cash with your VISA or MasterCard. Exchange rates are not the greatest, especially for traveller cheques, so we encourage our future guests to exchange their money in bigger cities like Santiago or Temuco before arriving at Pucón.

During the Chilean holidays in January and February, Pucón is a very popular summer destination. The quiet little town then offers more nightlife opportunities, sports competitions, and concerts while still keeping its rustic charm.

"Tres Saltos" waterfalls are a series of three waterfalls. They are about 28 kilometers from Pucón, close to Huepil. (lat=-39.209006,lon=-71.736832)

How to get there:

Take a bus from Buses Caburgua or Pullman busterminal towards the Huife and Los Pozones hotsprings and ask the busdriver to drop you off at the Huepil junction. From there it is an easy walk of about 2 kilometers. Entrance fee is $1.000 pesos per person.

By car you can get all the way to the parking lot which is next to the first waterfall.

Newsflash...

This App, available for download at Google Play, can give you all the information about outdoor activities in Chile and neighboring countries with tips for excursions, restaurants and accommodation.

The map and the GPS route can be downloaded and saved to the phone through the Trekkingchile application, which can be used even without connection on your mobile phone. Additional services of this application are the rescue system SARS and an index of local guides. You can find the right hiking map in our online-shop.